Since it is given that ab ≅ ac, it must also be true that ab = ac. assume ∠b and ∠c are not congruent. then the measure of one angle is greater than the other. if m∠b > m∠c, then ac > ab because of the triangle parts relationship theorem. for the same reason, if m∠b < m∠c, then ac < ab. this is a contradiction to what is given. therefore, it can be concluded that ?

x is the total time in minutes for the free response

you are given number of questions as 15 - m and time per item as 8 minutes

to find x multiply the two givens together:

x = 8 * (15-m) = 8(15-m)

step-by-step explanation:

hihi so drawing these 2 triangles is fairly simple. all that's left is finding the height of each one. luckily, we have a side length and an angle, so there is a trig function we can use to solve for the height. the easiest one to use would be tangent, since we have 2/3 things needed to find and the third needed is what we are solving for. tan(73°) * 30 ~= 98.13 and tan(73°) * 35 ~= 114.45